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Railway castings
Bogie / Truck & Running Gear
12 items
Railway
Adapter plates / pedestal liners / wedges / wear liners
Cast steel / SG iron / bronze (liners)
Contact surface hardness per spec
Railway
Axlebox housings / bearing housings (cast versions)
Cast steel / SG iron
Bearing fit tolerances critical
Railway
Bolsters / transoms / crossmembers
Cast steel
Center bowl, column wear faces
Railway
Brake beam ends / hanger brackets (cast)
Cast steel
Compatible with rigging geometry
Railway
Center plates / center bowls / bowl liners / wear rings
Cast steel; wear rings sometimes Mn steel
Hard-facing / wear coatings per drawing
Railway
Dampers’ cast lugs / brackets / reaction blocks
Cast steel
Weld-on or bolted interfaces
Railway
Sand guard/trap castings, bogie guards & covers
Cast steel / SG iron
Environmental protection
Railway
Side bearings (housings, caps)
Cast steel / SG iron
Grease grooves/seals as specified
Railway
Side frames (freight & transit)
Cast steel (AAR M-201 Gr B/E; EN 10340 equivalents)
Pedestal jaws, spring pockets; machining to case/bowl faces
Railway
Speed sensor & cable protection cast brackets
Aluminum / SG iron
EMC/clearance constraints
Railway
Spring seats / pockets / guide brackets
Cast steel / SG iron
Surface finish on spring interfaces
Railway
Traction rod / anti-roll bar cast brackets & mounts
Cast steel
Proof-load as required
Brake & Safety
9 items
Railway
Automatic brake valve/manifold housings
Aluminum / stainless / SG iron
Fluid cleanliness & sealing surfaces
Railway
Brake cylinder bodies / covers
SG iron / cast steel / stainless (fluids)
Leak & burst per standard
Railway
Brake disc hubs (cast type)
Cast steel / SG iron
Disc mounting tolerances
Railway
Brake rigging links / levers / hangers / equalizers
Cast steel
High fatigue areas
Railway
Caliper bodies & caliper brackets (disc brakes)
Cast steel / SG iron
Thermal capacity considerations
Railway
Handbrake housings / ratchet bodies
Cast steel / SG iron
Corrosion protection
Railway
Parking brake cast brackets & stops
Cast steel / SG iron
Mounting accuracy
Railway
Shoe holder castings / shoe keys (legacy)
Cast steel
Legacy systems
Railway
Trip-cock housings & guards (transit)
Cast steel / aluminum
Transit safety device
Bridges, Depot & Wayside Ancillaries
5 items
Railway
Drainage grates/covers (rail-duty)
SG iron
Track/depot drainage
Railway
OHE cast brackets / anchor bodies
Cast steel / aluminum
Electrical & structural demands
Railway
Platform edge hardware castings (select)
Cast aluminum / SG iron
Public exposure finish
Railway
Stop blocks / wheel stops (cast)
Cast steel / SG iron
Yard & depot equipment
Railway
Third-rail chair/base castings (electrified)
Cast aluminum / SG iron
Insulation interfaces
Carbody & Structural Nodes
6 items
Railway
Cast corner/branch nodes
Cast steel / stainless
Welded into carbody per EN 15085 at integrator
Railway
Coupler pocket / buffer beam castings
Cast steel
Interface to coupler/buffer
Railway
End frames / anticlimber castings / energy-absorption nodes
Cast steel
Crash performance per spec
Railway
Roof equipment cast bases (pantograph/antenna)
Cast aluminum / cast steel
Dielectric & sealing
Railway
Underframe cast brackets (equipment, battery, HVAC)
Cast steel / SG iron
Fatigue & corrosion
Railway
Vestibule/doorway threshold nodes
Cast steel / stainless
Weld integration
Doors / HVAC / Electrical Enclosures
6 items
Railway
Door operator housings / gearbox bodies / arms
SG iron / aluminum
Transit duty cycles
Railway
Equipment box cast lids / covers / hinge bases
Aluminum / SG iron
Fit & sealing
Railway
Floormount/seat pedestals (cast versions)
Cast steel / SG iron
Passenger loads
Railway
HVAC compressor/pump housings / valve bodies
SG iron / stainless / aluminum
Fluid cleanliness
Railway
Interior hardware cast brackets
Aluminum / SG iron
Aesthetic finish where exposed
Railway
Junction/terminal boxes / cable gland bodies
Aluminum / SG iron / stainless
Ingress protection (IP)
End-of-Car / Coupler & Draft System
8 items
Railway
Buffers & buffer housings (UIC/EU)
Cast steel
Force & stroke compliance
Railway
Coupler bodies (E/F/rotary/transit) – cast versions
Cast steel (AAR grades)
Meets AAR/AREMA drawing; fit with yoke
Railway
Coupler knuckles (cast variants)
Cast steel
Forged variants also exist; confirm design
Railway
Coupler pockets / draft pockets (carbody end)
Cast steel
Absorption/anticlimber interfaces
Railway
Draft gear housings / pockets / follower blocks
Cast steel
Interfaces to striker/drawbar
Railway
Draw-gear castings (non-AAR)
Cast steel
Regional specs
Railway
Striker castings / striker plates / lugs
Cast steel
Carbody connection
Railway
Yokes (draft yoke) & followers
Cast steel
Pocket geometry per spec
Fastening & Slab Track Castings
4 items
Railway
Cast grout/anchor housings & cover plates
Cast steel / aluminum
Corrosion protection
Railway
Direct-fixation cast baseplates / chairs
Cast steel / SG iron
System-specific base geometry
Railway
Shoulder castings / anchor blocks / ferrule castings
Cast steel / SG iron / aluminum
Embedded or surface-fixed
Railway
Sleeper/rail seat inserts (cast) for concrete/slab
SG iron / aluminum
Bonding/fit to concrete
Maintenance / Spares / Retrofit
5 items
Railway
Custom shop jigs/fixtures as castings
Cast iron / cast steel
Internal fixtures
Railway
Legacy bogie casting replacements (side frames, bolsters)
Cast steel
Reverse engineering + PPAP/FAI
Railway
Obsolete coupler/yoke pattern support (cast)
Cast steel
Legacy standards
Railway
Rigging levers/links, brake cylinder bodies (spares)
Cast steel / SG iron
Per OEM drawing
Railway
Wear part castings: liners, shoes, guards
Cast steel / Mn steel / bronze
Surface treatments as specified
Pneumatic / Hydraulic / Fluid
4 items
Railway
Air reservoir bosses & integral cast manifolds
Cast steel / SG iron
Pressure integrity
Railway
Compressor cylinder heads / bodies
Cast iron / aluminum
Cooling & sealing
Railway
Hydraulic damper end-cap castings / housings
Cast steel / SG iron / aluminum
Seal bores critical
Railway
Sanding system cast housings & ejector bodies
Cast aluminum / SG iron
Abrasion resistance
Point Machines, Signaling & Lineside
5 items
Railway
Balise/antenna cast bases & enclosures
Cast aluminum / SG iron
EMC & sealing
Railway
Detector box housings / covers
Cast aluminum / SG iron
Ingress protection
Railway
Junction box castings / cable gland bodies
Cast aluminum / stainless / SG iron
Electrical clearances
Railway
Level-crossing mechanism cast housings
Cast aluminum / SG iron
Duty cycles
Railway
Point machine housings / lids
Cast aluminum / SG iron
IP rating & sealing surfaces
Special Trackwork
4 items
Railway
Frog heel blocks / transition castings
Cast steel / Mn steel
Fit to rails
Railway
Solid manganese crossings/frogs (RBM/WBM/RBW/self-guarded)
Hadfield Mn steel
AREMA/EN plan compliance
Railway
Swing-nose crossing cast manganese cradles / noses
Hadfield Mn steel
High-speed/turnout systems
Railway
Wing rail & guard rail castings (where cast)
Cast steel / Mn steel
Project-specific
Traction / Drive / Power
7 items
Railway
Cardan shaft guard housings (cast guards)
Cast steel / aluminum
Rotational clearance
Railway
Converter / inverter cast housings & heatsink bodies
Aluminum (common) / cast steel
EMI/thermal requirements
Railway
Gearbox / gearcase housings & covers
Cast steel / SG iron / aluminum
Noise & sealing surfaces
Railway
Resistor bank cast frames / enclosures
Cast steel / aluminum
Thermal exposure
Railway
Torque arm cast brackets / reaction links
Cast steel
High torque paths
Railway
Traction motor frames / end bells / bearing shields
Cast steel / SG iron / aluminum
Thermal & magnetic constraints
Railway
Transformer/inductor cast tanks / end-covers (select)
Cast steel / aluminum
Oil-tightness where applicable
Turnout & Switch Hardware
6 items
Railway
Cast heel blocks & fishplate substitute castings
Cast steel
Special layouts
Railway
Check-rail brackets / check chairs (cast)
Cast steel / SG iron
Gauge control parts
Railway
Stretcher bar end castings / bearer connection castings
Cast steel
With machined bores/faces
Railway
Switch brace castings / stock-rail braces
Cast steel / SG iron
Load transfer parts
Railway
Turnout chairs / slide baseplates / pedestals
Cast steel / SG iron
Slab or sleeper mount
Railway
Wedge & key castings (legacy)
Cast steel / SG iron
Legacy systems
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